2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Investigating how network filters regulate flows and influences in interorganizational networks across field boundaries
| Project/Area Number |
22K13487
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Tachibana University |
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Principal Investigator |
FAZEKAS BALAZS 京都橘大学, 国際英語学部, 専任講師 (50808368)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | social network analysis / organizational networks / organizational fields / networks / alliance networks / network filters / network friction / management |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The project has progressed in two ways. The theoretical paper written in 2022 has been rejected by a top journal (acceptance rate around 6%), but it has been completely rewritten with a new focus on a field-network framework. This will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Chicago (August, 2024), and then submitted to a journal for review.
The other work based on the IIP database has progressed and visual analysis of the network boundary regions are now possible. Filters and other boundary phenomena are proposed in a new paper under development. This paper will be presented at the EAISM IPDMC Conference in Dublin (June, 2024), and then developed for publication. Some of the implications can add new insights to innovation ecosystem research, and network theory.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The project is progressing according to plan with minor delays. Two papers are under development and interesting results have been found during the project that can add new insight to network theory and innovation research. The first key phase of data collection has been completed, and analysis is underway. However, due to the large size of the dataset (10,000x10,000x10), analysis is taking longer than originally envisioned. The publication of papers might also take longer, due to the extremely low acceptance rates within the target journals. Presently, I am planning to present the findings in two international conferences (the above mentioned AOM and IPDMC) and continue looking for how network boundary regions function as filters and how they impact flows along network nodes.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
This year much work remains. I need a more robust analysis of the data, not just across the network, but also across time. This will need further effort and additional data analysis. The network is currently built on joint-patents that had been granted, due to computational limitations. An even larger dataset could be built based on application data. This work is underway, but it is unlikely to be completed within the three years of the project. Furthermore, for more rigorous testing additional organizational data is needed. I am currently weighing options to gather further data for more robust quantitative testing. Due to the large size of the dataset, very careful research design is needed. Beside these ambitions, the major goal for this year is the completion of the two research papers.
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| Causes of Carryover |
There are two main reasons for incurring funds to be used this fiscal year. The first is the delay of a conference presentation. I was planning to present a paper in the second year, but this was delayed to the third year. I will be attending two international conferences this year with two project-related research reports. Another reason is my inability to find suitable research assistants. Unfortunately, the level of available help among the student body is suboptimal leading to high level of unreliability regarding data collection, handling of research data, and other research-related tasks. Funds allocated for personnel costs were left unused and the work was carried out by myself (the principal investigator). I plan to use part of the funds for additional data collection.
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